Japanese symbol for “lesion”
病変
びょうへん
Romaji: byouhen
lesion; pathological change
In Japanese, lesion is 病変, read びょうへん (byouhen).
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Meanings
- n lesion; pathological change
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lesion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病巣 | びょうそう byousou | focus; nidus; lesion |
| 凝り | しこり shikori | lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; hardening |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 病状 | びょうじょう byoujou | condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology |
| 病人 | びょうにん byounin | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 病室 | びょうしつ byoushitsu | sickroom; hospital room; ward |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lesion”.
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